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HSA1681/W/44
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Deposition:John Gurney, Hockliffe, butcher. 20 January 1681. Roger Jenkins and Richard ---- sold him 4 sheep. Did not ask where the sheep came. Killed them and sold meat at Redborne. The Examination of John Gurney of the towne of Hockleff Butcher taken before me William Duncombe one of his Majesties Justices of the peace for this County, this 20th day of January 1680/81 att Battlesden. This Examnt saith that on Sunday morning last Roger Jenkens of Chalgrave Labourer, together with one Richard (his sirname he doe not know) came to this Examnts house in Hookliff, & the said Jenkins did there, together with the sd Roger, offer this examnt 4 sheep to be sold, Two were riddled on the back, & two, as he beleives had an S upon the near Buttock they told him that the sheep were part of a drove which passd by that way. He did not aske them how they came by them, He confesses he knew Jenkins to be so poor that he could not purchase suche sheep, But he tooke him that was with him to be a drover, & therefore did not then suspect them to be stoln. Hee killed the 4 sheep the some day, & carried all 4 the next morning by breake of the day to Luton market upon his sons horse, & there sold two sheep & half a one, that he carryd the remaining sheep & halfe by Redbourne & from thence to Markett Street & sold it all but one side. But afterward said he brought the sheep & halfe home to Hockliff on the Munday night & carried them the next day to Red Bourne to sell em there, to gett ½penny per pd more than he could get att Laighton markett, that he sold a quarter to one John Catiline att the White Horse att Redbourne a side att the Swane in the same towne, a quarter att the Rose & Crown in the same towne, & brought a side home. Being asked why he bawlked Leighton markett which was held on the same day he carried his Mutton to Redbourne he said because he thought he could sell it better there he desired a warrant to apprehend Roger Jenkins because he was the theife as he now thinks because when he paid downe the money for the 4 sheep (3li at the rate of 15s per sheep) he the said Jenkins & the aforesd Richard --- divided the money betwixt them & further saith nott. W Duncombe He saith further that he kept his markett att Luton in a stall in the shambles over against the stall of Wm & John Cny Butchers of the said towne & that he sold the 4 skins to the fellmounger of the same whose name is John Dobbin.
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